Colin Allred
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- Occupation
- Civil rights attorney; former member of Congress
- Lives in
- Dallas
Background
- Bachelor's degree from Baylor University (2005); J.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law (2014). source: ballotpedia.org
- Former NFL player with the Tennessee Titans. source: ballotpedia.org
- Worked at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development during the Obama administration; later a civil rights and voting rights attorney. source: ballotpedia.org
- U.S. Representative for Texas District 32, 2019 to 2025. source: ballotpedia.org
- Launched a 2026 U.S. Senate bid, then switched to the District 33 race; defeated Rep. Julie Johnson in the May 26, 2026 Democratic primary runoff. source: spectrumlocalnews.com
In their own words
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- Fight for working families source: hoodline.com
- Stronger voting-rights protections source: hoodline.com
- Reduce the power of special interests; does not accept corporate PAC money source: ballotpedia.org
- Paid family and medical leave source: ballotpedia.org
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